Memorials, Recognition - Ivy Academy, 2024 Charter Champion Award Community Impact Project of the Year -

This Senate Joint Resolution (SJR 154) commends Ivy Academy in Soddy Daisy for winning the 2024 Charter Champion Award for its Community Impact Project of the Year, the Emergency Solar Power Backpacks Project. The resolution honors students and STEM teacher Jerry Webb for designing and distributing solar-powered backpacks - featuring foldable panels and batteries - to aid in disasters and humanitarian crises, including shipments to Ukraine and hurricane-impacted communities in North Carolina. As a symbolic recognition, the resolution does not create new laws or allocate funds.